Self-winder for hair curlers



, June 17, 1930. INGRASSIA 1,763,655

SELF WINDER FOR HAIR CURLERS Filed Oct. 18, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l In r lNVENTOR LEON MGR/155m ATTORNEY June 17, 1930. L; EA 3,763,655-

SELF WINDER FOR HAIR GURLERS Filed Oct. 18, 1927' V 2 Sheets-She??- 2 Map 1.1. 1. I ,..,.i,.

INVENTOR 150M mamas/A ATTORNEY Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED-(STATES PATENT" OFFICEQH nnoiv- INGRASSIA, or ASTORIA, NEW YORK SELF-WINDER non HAIR cURLEns Application filed October 18, 1927. Serial 1 \To -i 226,835.

This invention relates to curling devices and particularly to devices for use in curling hair preparatory to treating the hair to give it a permanent wave. 7 V

In order to give hair a permanent wave it is first divided into the desired number of strands and tied close to the head. Each strand is then wound tightly upon a curling rod andsecured in place to prevent its coming loose or unwound before the treatment has been finished. The hair is ordinarily wound uponthe rod by hand so that the method is long and tedious, sometimes requiring sev: eral hours to arrange the desired number of curling rods.

One of the objects of the present invention is to reduce the length of time required to wind and secure the strands of hair to the curling rods preparatory to treating the hair. 1

Another object of the invention is to curl each strand of hair evenly and smoothly so Other important features and objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description and drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of one formofthe device used in forming wide waves;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

' Figure 8 is an end view of the device as seen from the left hand of Figure 1; V Figure 4: is a view'of the device shown in Figure 1, as seen from below; i

Figure 5 illustrates the device as used in securing the strand of hair to the curling rod; s

Figure 6 illustrates a strand of hair as applied to the curling rod by theform ofthe device shown in Figure 1; '1'

Figure 7 illustrates the result produced by another portion of the device illustrated, in'

Figure 1;

Figure. 8 is a perspective of a modification of the device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the device illustrated in Figure 8 taken on the line 99;

Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of the device illustrated in Figure 8 taken on the line 1010; l V

Figure 11 illustrates the form of the invention shown in Figure 8 as used in securing the strand of hair to the curling rod; and

Figure 12 is a cross-section of the device illustrated in Figure 11 taken on line 1212.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1, the curling device consists-of'a bodymember 1 formed of sheet metal and having extensions 2 and 3 on either end. The body member 1 and the extensions 2 and 3 provide a longitudinal passageway 4 through which the curling rod '5 may be passed. A portion of each of the extensions 2 and 3 is curved inwardly as at GinFigure 3 and assists in positioning the strand of hair on the curling rod. The extensions 2 and 3 are provided with guide apertures? and 8 respectively, through which'the strand-of hairipasses to bewound on the curling rod 5. The aperture 7 in the extension; 2 is substantially rectangu lar in shape andv designed for shapingthe strand of hair to produce wide waves by applying the strand to the curling rod in relatively wide flat spirals of parallel hairs as illustrated in Figure 6. Two projecting memlbers 12 and 13 extend outwardly from the extension 2 to direct the strand of hair into the guide aperture 7 in arranging the air in the curling device. The upper ends of the members 12 and 13 are bent in opposite directions as shown in Figures 3and 4 and are adapted to frictionally engage the arm 15 to retain the strands of hair in position in the aperture 7. The arm 15 may be'pivoted to the body 1 by any suitable means such as the screw 16. The curling device is frictionally held in position on the curling rod by means of a spring device 10 secured to theinteriorof the body 1 bymeans of rivets 11.

The guide aperture 8 provided in the extension 3 on the opposite end of the body 1 is ircular and designed for shaping the strand of hair to produce small or close waves by applying the hair to the curling rod 5 in relatively close spirals of parallel hairs, as illustrated in Figure 7. The lever arm 15 which holds the hair in the guide aperture causes the aperture through which the hair passes to be flattened on one side so that the spirals of hair will not be too close together.

When it is desired to wind the hair upon the curling rod using this form of the invention, a strand of hair is secured to the end of the curling rod and the curling device slipped over the opposite end of the rod. The hair is then passed parallel to the rod 5 as shown in Figure 4 and between the guide members 12 and 13 into the aperture 7. The lever 15 is then closed and the entire device rotated about the curling rod 5, being moved lengthwise of the curling rod away from the head during rotation in order to space the spirals of the strand of hair adjacent each other without overlapping. The strand of hair in passing through the guide aperture 7 is given the desired shape and applied directly to the curling rod where it is directed into place by passing between the curved portion of the passageway 4 and the rod 5.

When it is desired to curl the hair more closely the device illustrated in Figure 1 is reversed and the strand of hair passed between the guide members into the circular aperture 8, so that the hair will be applied to the curling rod in the form of spirals of parallel hairs having a nearly circular crosssection, as shown in Figure 7.

The form of the invention illustrated in Figure 8 is designed to produce very close waves by twisting the strand of hair as it is applied to the curling rod. The structure of the device is somewhat similar to that illustrated in Figure 1 in that it is formed with a body 1 and an extension .2 with the projecting members 12 and 13. A spring 10 engages the curling rod 5 holds the curling device in position on the rod. The outer end of the extension 2 is made S-shaped as at 18 to provide a tubular passage for the rod 5 and a separate guide for twisting the strand of hair. The aperture 8 in the extension 2 is circular and the arm 15 which holds the strand of hair in place is provided with a semicircular recess to conform to the shape of the circular aperture 8.

In this form of the invention the hair is twisted before being applied to the curling rod by passing over the portion 18 backward in contact with the rod 5 after it passes through the aperture 8, as shown in Figure 12. Thus it is not applied to the curling rod until it is twisted and has passed beyond the end of the extension 2. The device is rotated in a manner similar to that described in connection with Figure 1, so that the hair is applied to the curling rod in close spirals of circular cross-section in which the hair is twisted as shown in Figure 8.

In order to secure the end of the strand of hair to the curling rod after it has been wound on the rod a piece of wire or other fastening means is fastened about the strand of hair and drawn past the end of the lever 15 as shown in Figure 5 and into the guide aperture as shown in Figure 12. The wire is then wound with the hair onto the curling rod for a short distance above the end of the strand and slipped beneath one of the spirals or tied to the curling rod in any suitable manner to prevent the strand of the hair from slipping or becoming unwound on the rod.

The curling device of the present invention' may be simply and inexpensively produced from a sheet metal stamping and it may be very easily and rapidly operated so that the hair may be prepared for giving a permanent wave in much less time and at a corresponding decrease in cost than is possi-' ble when the strands of hair are wound by hand.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A curling device comprising a body member, an extension on said body member, said body member and extension forming a longitudinal passageway for a curling rod and means on said extension over which the hair passes, said means being constructed and designed to twist the strand of hair prior to its being applied to said curling rod.

2. A device for coiling a lock of filamentous material about a mandrel which comprises means for engaging the mandrel so as to hold it longitudinally aligned in the device and permit longitudinal and rotational movement of said mandrel in the device, means longitudinally aligned with the mandrel and spaced therefrom a distance approximately equal to the thickness of a lock of material which the device is designed to coil, and means having an opening approximately tangential to the mandrel, adapted to surround the lock of material and compress it radially to a desired size and shape and to frictionally engage said lock whereby it will draw the lock tightly around the mandrel when the device is rotated with respect to the mandrel.

3. A device as defined in claim 2, in which the means for engaging the mandrel does so by frictional contact, and the means longitudinally aligned with the mandrel at least partially surrounds the mandrel at a radius greater than that of the mandrel by approximately the thickness of the lock being coiled and along a portion of its length adjacent the lock-compressing means and for a distance equal to several widths of the lock of material in a direction away from the means for engaging the mandrel, whereby the lock of material will act as a thread to draw the mandrel longitudinally through the engaging means as one is rotated relative to the other. 7

4. In an apparatus for use in curling hair having a mandrel and means for securing a lock of hair thereto at one end, a device comprising means for engaging the mandrel so as to hold it longitudinally aligned in the device and permit longitudinal and rotational movement of said mandrel in the device, means longitudinally aligned with the mandrel and spaced therefrom a distance approximately equal to the thickness of a lock of hair which the device is designed to coil, means,

having an opening approximately tangential to the mandrel, adapted to surround the lock of hair and compress it radially to a desired size and shape and to frictionally engage said lock whereby it will draw the lock tightly around the mandrel when the device is rotated with respect to the mandrel, and means for adjusting the size of said opening to compensate for variations in size of lock to be coiled.

5. A device as defined in claim 4, in which the means adapted to compress the lock forms a converging slot leading into the opening in which the lock is compressed and the means for adjusting the size of said opening is movable across or away from said slot so as to cut off or permit access between the slot and the opening. r

6. A device for use in curling hair which comprises a mandrel, means adapted to be rotated around the mandrel having an opening the axis of which is approximately tangential to the mandrel when in use and a converging slot leading into said opening, and means for adjusting the size of said opening, said means being movable across or away from the slot so as to prevent or permit access between the slot and the opening.

7. A device for curling hair comprising the combination of a curling rod, a member rov tatable about the curling rod and movable longitudinally thereof, said member being formed with an aperture through which the hair is passed and having means engaging the strand of hair to twist the same as the member is rotated about said rod.

8. A device for curling hair comprising the combination of a curling rod, a member rotatable about the curling rod and movable longitudinally thereof, said member being formed with an aperture through which the hair is passed and having a ortion extending beyond said aperture an engaging the hair to twist the same as the member is rotated about said rod,

Signed at New York, New York, this 13th day of October, 1927.

LEON INGRASSIA. 

